National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Lynchburg County

Lynchburg County Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Academy of Music, Aviary, Point of Honor, South River Friends Meetinghouse and Western Hotel.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lynchburg County places including Aubrey Chesterman, E.G. Frye, Frye & Chesterman, Stanhope S. Johnson, Stanhope Johnson and J.M.B. Lewis. Prominent architectural styles found in Lynchburg Country are Colonial Revival, Federal and Art Deco.

Academy of Music (added 1969 - - #69000340)

522--526 Main St. , Lynchburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chesterman,Aubrey, Frye,E.G.

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Music Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Aviary (added 1980 - - #80004309)

Also known as Garden Center

402 Grove St. , Lynchburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Frye & Chesterman

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Science, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Kemper Street Industrial Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001054)

1300-1500 (odd) Kemper St., 1200-1300 (even) Campbell Ave. , Lynchburg

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Johnson, Stanhope S.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Specialty Store

Lower Basin Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2002 - - #02000620)

1307 Main St., 103-109 Sixth St. , Lynchburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson, Stanhope

Architectural Style:

Early Republic, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lynchburg Hospital (added 1999 - - #99001506)

Also known as Tinbridge Manor, DHR File No. 118-5160

701-709 Hollins Mill Rd. , Lynchburg (Independent City)

BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lewis, J.M.B., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Point of Honor (added 1970 - - #70000872)

112 Cabell St. , Lynchburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

South River Friends Meetinghouse (added 1975 - - #75002113)

Also known as Quaker Meeting House

5810 Fort Ave. , Lynchburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Western Hotel (added 1974 - - #74002236)

5th and Madison Sts. , Lynchburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use